I-9 Right to Work Verification Checks
A recent focus on immigration in the news has brought much attention to the I-9 verification process. For employers, this process and associated compliance issues can be engulfing, to say the least.
Still, the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986 established that it is illegal for U.S. employers to knowingly hire or recruit illegal immigrants AND that employers must be able to attest to their employees’ immigration status. Thus, essentially every employer in the US must act as a representative of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and do their part to ensure the right to work status of their employees.
Combined with IRCA, several states have introduced laws requiring that legal right to work (I-9) verification take place through the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) E-Verify system. This system certainly facilitates the process yet still leaves compliance issues, coordination, and administration of the process in the hands of the employer.
Our I-9 Verification Description of Service
E-Verify
Receive automated I-9 verification results using E-Verify, as required by law in several states, to establish your employee’s right to work. Results are reported and stored via E-Authorize, our on-demand enterprise screening system.
Employment Verification Services
One of the most common ways applicants deceive prospective employers is by stretching the truth regarding their past employment history, including salary earned, time of service, and job titles. Because of this, employment background checks have grown to become a staple in the hiring process for a large number of companies. When you verify applicant employment claims you are able to make better, more informed hiring decisions.
Description of Service
Our basic employment verification service provides a confirmation from the applicant’s employer of start date, end date, title, salary and eligibility for rehire. Most verifications are completed by phone but some must be handled by mail. Either way, our experts get the job done right, fast.
Education Verification Background Check
In today’s world, it is far too easy to gain fake credentials for everything from a high school diploma to a law degree. And while degree mills are certainly not the norm, it pays to verify the accuracy and validity of your applicant’s educational claims.
Description of Service
Proforma offers pre employment education background checks to verify your applicants’ post-high school educational degrees. We typically verify the highest level attained but the verification can be expanded further. We match our methodology to the individual institution, following the protocols necessary to achieve a successful verification. Sometimes this means we interact directly with the college or university and other times we’re dealing with an outside authority.
Due to increasing fear of litigation and privacy concerns, many institutions require a signed release from the applicant before they will provide any or certain types of education verification. At Proforma, we offer a unique signature capture technology that captures your applicant’s signature via a web-based mouse-enabled consent form. The applicant actually signs the consent form using a computer mouse and the system captures the written signature. In contrast to a standard check-box electronic signature, the signature we capture can then be used to satisfy the “wet” signature requirements of such institutions.
- Turnaround Time:
24-72 hours
Employee Reference Check
Personal and professional employee reference background checks can be a powerful source of information about the traits of your applicant. When an applicant provides personal reference information for employment purposes, you have the opportunity to gain insight that can help you determine if the applicant will be a good fit for the job and your organization.
Description of Service
We will conduct an employee reference check to verify the personal or professional references of your applicant by asking questions related to the applicant’s dependability, honesty, judgment, stress response, character, and years known. Select from among our bank of pre-designed questions or create a custom questionnaire to meet your needs.
- Turnaround Time:
75% within 3 days or less 97% within 5 days or less
Professional License Verification Services
Whether your need for a professional license background check stems from a legal requirement or is a simple fact-checking mission, the benefits of verifying your applicant’s license, certification, or credential are numerous. When your employees are properly credentialed your organization gains greater liability protection, regulatory compliance, quality control, and peace of mind.
Description of Service
We will verify your applicant’s professional license, certification, or credentials, the date issued, expiration date, and status with the issuing authority.
- Turnaround Time:
95% within 3 days or less 98% within 5 days or less
Supervisor Interview and Pre-Employment Verifications
When you ask an applicant to provide a supervisor reference you have the opportunity to gain insightful information about the work ethic of your potential employee. Former supervisors can offer first-hand insight to the applicant’s reported work history and performance. These interviews can play an important role in the pre-employment verification process.
Description of Service
Our supervisor interview and pre employment verification service is the most in-depth of our employment verification services. It includes basic employment verification along with a series of questions to assess the applicant’s work performance from a supervisor’s point of view. Questions relate to the applicant’s level of dependability, job performance, initiative, personality traits, nature of job, and other performance-related questions. Use our bank of questions or customize the interview to meet your needs.
- Turnaround Time:
75% within 3 days
97% within 5 days
